signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1968 on the reverse
12 × 16 in (30.5 × 40.6 cm)
Auction Estimate:$9,000 - $12,000
Sale date:November 14 - 28, 2018
Price Realized
$9,440
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Private Collection, Montreal
In the artist’s iconic warm sepia tones, “Côte St. Marc, Quebec” captures the nostalgia and quiet of a near empty street. With particular attention paid to the forced perspective, architectural details and a calm atmospheric quality to the urban landscape, John Little places the viewer within the scene as the buildings and snow banks line our periphery. The small scale of this work emphasizes not only the tightness of composition, but also references vintage photographs and snap shots of a time gone by, instilling a further sense of charmed nostalgia. With a decidedly inhabited depiction of the quiet street with a single figure walking in the background, the viewer is both current participant and witness to the past.
